16 Bluebell Drive, Newcastle, ST5 3UD

16 Bluebell Drive is a five-bedroom detached house in Newcastle (ST5 3UD). It has a recorded floor area of 204 m² (around 2196 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£262/sq ft) was about 62.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2022 for £575,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.